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superintelligence

American  
[soo-per-in-tel-i-juhns] / ˌsu pər ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒəns /

noun

  1. the cognitive capacity of an entity that possesses a higher level of intelligence than humans.

  2. an entity that possesses a higher level of intelligence than humans.

  3. an unusually high level of human intelligence.


Example Sentences

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First, he parades all the safety doomers, seeming to believe their warnings that an unfeeling superintelligence is upon us and we can’t trust it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft AI’s chief executive, will now focus primarily on the company’s proprietary AI models and its drive toward what it calls superintelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

"I'm looking forward to advancing personal superintelligence for people around the world in 2026," Zuckerberg said.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Boss Mark Zuckerberg has committed billions of dollars to achieving what he calls "superintelligence."

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

If he was permanently cursed with superintelligence, he should probably use it to do something.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein